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Dillon Blount

Dillon Blount, portrait
Assistant Professor
Clippinger 363
Geography
dvblount@ohio.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • M.S. in Atmospheric Science, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • B.S. in Meteorology, University of South Alabama

Bio

Dr. Dillon Blount is an Assistant Professor in the Geography Department at ÃÛèÖÊÓƵ. At OHIO, he teaches several meteorology courses including an introductory course, synoptic meteorology, mesoscale meteorology, and radar meteorology. Prior to this position, Dr. Blount received his B.S. degree in Meteorology from the University of South Alabama in 2019 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Atmospheric Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2021 and 2025, respectively. Outside of the classroom, Dr. Blount is a member of the American Meteorological Society, and he actively volunteers with several committees of the AMS. He currently serves as Chair of the Board on Student Affairs, member of the Annual Meeting Oversight Committee, and member of the Overall Planning Committee.

Research Interests

  • Mesoscale meteorology
  • Mesoscale convective systems
  • Mesoscale dynamics

Dr. Blount’s research focuses on mesoscale meteorology. His recent doctoral dissertation research examined the contributions of convectively generated gravity waves, line-end vortices, and environmental flow to mesoscale convective system (MCS) rear inflow using numerical modeling. Currently, he is interested in supercell-squall line mergers and how the merger affects the mesoscale dynamics of the rear inflow. Additionally, he is interested in how MCSs interact with terrain in the Appalachian Mountains and how this influences mesoscale dynamics with the MCS rear inflow.

Courses

  • GEOG 3010: Meteorology
  • GEOG 4035: Introduction to Meteorological Radar Systems, Observations, and Techniques
  • GEOG 4060: Synoptic Meteorology
  • GEOG 4070: Mesoscale Meteorology

Publications

Blount, D. V., C. Evans, I. L. Jirak, A. R. Dean, and S. Kravtsov, 2023: An Objective Method for Clustering Observed Vertical Thermodynamic Profiles by Their Boundary-Layer Structure. Wea. Forecasting, Wea. Forecasting, 38, 1143–1156, .